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I am a Social Work student and am looking for resources to help me understand if "Working for families" policies like the Family Tax Credit policy is effective or not to address child poverty in New Zealand. Can you help?
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Try a Google Scholar search on your research question. e.g. How effective or ineffective is the Family tax credits policy for children in New Zealand?
This find resources including two items of grey literature by Child Poverty Action Group.
Neuwelt-Kearns, C., & St.John, S. (2020). Family tax credits: Do children get the support in New Zealand that they would get in Australia? Child Poverty Action Group Incorporated. https://www.cpag.org.nz/s/CPAG-Background-paper-Family-tax-credits-comparison-between-NZ-and-Austrlia-atjd.pdf
St John, S., & Neuwelt-Kearns, C. (2021). Australia and NZ tax credits for children. A 5-year comparison: 1 July 2018–1 July 2023. https://www.cpag.org.nz/s/AUSvsNZChildTaxCreditsForWeb.pdf
Read the conclusions of both the above which state similarly that "The New Zealand system is discriminatory, penalising the children of parents receiving a benefit."
Another Google Scholar search to try is Are "working for families" policies in New Zealand increasing poverty in New Zealand?
This finds additional grey literature by Child Poverty Action Group
St John, S., & O’Brieni, M. (2023). Fix “Working For Families” income assistance for children in low-income families. https://www.cpag.org.nz/s/CPAG-2023-Policy-brief-WFF-Dec-2023-with-QA.pdf
